LONDON : Alex Ferguson may have been stripped of his Manchester United ambassadorial role last week but his legacy as manager remains a stifling cloud for those following in his footsteps, with Erik ten Hag the latest to be jettisoned after failing to measure up.
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For supporters of a generation who still consider the Premier League to be a new-fangled marketing ploy, two Wembley triumphs in two years would have been considered a reasonable return for a club that went 26 years without winning the title. United, who had last won the league in 1967, finished 11th, 2nd, 11th, 13th and sixth in Ferguson's first five seasons and did not get their hands on the title until 1993 after Ferguson had been trying and failing for seven years.
Dutchman Louis van Gaal was a distant figure the fans did not take to and lasted 22 largely forgettable months, opening the door for the 'Special One' Jose Mourinho. Next up was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who provided probably the most dramatic moment in the club's rich history with his stoppage-time winner in the 1999 Champions League final to clinch the treble.
However, with every defeat, Ten Hag's deadpan analysis and seemingly bottomless collection of excuses left the fans ever-more angry and crying out for some passion.
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